Avanti Mondorf, coached by François Manti, opened the M-Nationale 2 qualifying round with a clear 86-62 home win over North Fox and moved to 1st place, while Fox sits 2nd after the first game.
The game was decided first by Mondorf's explosive start. MON raced to 16-0 before Fox scored, led 25-6 after one quarter, and then stretched the gap to 44-6. That sequence meant a 28-0 run from 16-6 to 44-6, the key early break and the game's highest lead.
North Fox did react well. After falling behind by 38, they answered with 19 consecutive points to close the second quarter at 44-25, giving the game a different rhythm. Fox then won the third period 22-13 and kept pushing through Charel Linden (26, 1.85m), Noryen Durand Lasley (24, USA) and Melvin Marlo Tobar Jr (25, USA). When Fox reduced the score to 57-48 early in the fourth, the game briefly reopened.
Mondorf responded calmly. Donte Bezel Pope (24, 1.92m, USA) controlled that phase with repeated scores and finished with 30 points. Terrence Lee Ringo Jr (23, 1.98m, USA) added 20, while Jason Hartz (19, 1.74m) scored 14 and Tim Bartholomey (25, 1.93m) hit four 3-pointers for 12. Bradley Jesse Bunch (22, 1.98m, USA) gave useful early bench scoring with 8 points.
For Fox, Lasley led with 23 points, Linden had 16, and Tobar Jr added 14. Mathys Neves (20, 1.93m) also knocked down a 3-pointer during Fox's comeback stretch.
A notable fourth-quarter incident was the disqualifying foul charged to Nadjahou Mousel Mouda (28, 1.79m). After that phase, Mondorf regained full control and closed the game with authority.
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